Privacy Policy
Last updated: 29 September 2026
Contents
1. Introduction
Connect Studio NW Ltd ("we", "our", or "us") operates the WorkWise service. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our call answering service, WorkWise on the web or the WorkWise mobile app.
The WorkWise platform, including the web app and the mobile app, is developed and hosted for us by Beboc Limited, which processes personal data on our behalf.
We are committed to protecting your personal data and complying with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
2. Data controller information
Company
Connect Studio NW Ltd
Company Number
10559497
Registered Address
Nortex Business Centre
105 Chorley Old Road
Bolton, BL1 3AS
3. Information we collect
3.1 Information you provide directly
- Account Information: Business name, contact name, email address, phone numbers, business address
- Payment Information: Billing address, payment card details (processed securely through our payment provider)
- Service Preferences: Call handling instructions, greeting scripts, availability schedules
- Communications: Emails, support tickets, and other correspondence
3.2 Information we collect about your callers
- Caller Information: Name, phone number, reason for calling
- Call Details: Date, time, duration of calls
- Messages: Content of messages left by callers
- Appointment Details: Requested appointment times and service requirements
3.3 Information collected automatically
- Usage Data: How you interact with our service
- Device Information: IP address, browser type, operating system
- Cookies: See our Cookie Policy for details
4. Legal basis for processing
We process personal data based on the following legal grounds under UK GDPR Article 6:
Contract (Article 6(1)(b))
Processing necessary for the performance of our service contract with you, including:
- Providing call answering services
- Managing your account
- Processing payments
Legitimate Interests (Article 6(1)(f))
For our legitimate business interests, including:
- Improving our services
- Fraud prevention and security
- Business analytics (with anonymised data)
Consent (Article 6(1)(a))
Where you have given explicit consent for:
- Marketing communications
- Non-essential cookies
Legal Obligations (Article 6(1)(c))
To comply with legal obligations, including:
- Tax and accounting records
- Anti-money laundering checks
- Court orders or legal proceedings
5. How we use your information
We use the collected information for:
- Providing and maintaining our call answering service
- Processing payments and managing your account
- Sending service notifications and updates
- Responding to customer service requests
- Improving our service and developing new features
- Complying with legal obligations
- Protecting against fraud and security threats
7. Data retention
We retain personal data for as long as necessary to provide our services and comply with legal obligations:
Account data
Retained for the duration of your account plus 6 years for tax and accounting purposes
Security and audit records
Records of sign-ins and other account activity, including IP addresses and device details, retained for as long as your business uses WorkWise plus 6 years
Call records
Retained for 12 months unless you request longer retention
Call recordings
Retained for quality assurance purposes
Marketing communications
Until you unsubscribe
8. Your rights under UK GDPR
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Access
Request a copy of your personal data
Rectification
Request correction of inaccurate data
Erasure
Request deletion of your data (subject to legal obligations; see section 8.1)
Restriction
Request limited processing of your data
Portability
Receive your data in a structured format
Objection
Object to certain processing activities
Automated decision-making
Not be subject to purely automated decisions
To exercise these rights, contact us at hello@getworkwise.com
8.1 Deleting your account and data
This applies to WorkWise on the web and to the WorkWise mobile app. Your WorkWise account is set up by the business you work for. To ask us to delete your account and personal data, email hello@getworkwise.com from the email address on your account, or ask your business's WorkWise administrator to contact us. You do not need the app to make a request. We will confirm when your request is complete, normally within one month.
What we delete
Your account and profile (your name, email address, phone number and Google profile photo link), your signed-in sessions, the devices registered for notifications, your preferences and your two-step verification settings.
What we keep
Messages, appointments, tasks and contact records belong to your business, so they stay with its WorkWise account and are no longer linked to you. Security and audit records of account activity, which include IP addresses, device details and the email address used to sign in, are kept for as long as your business uses WorkWise plus 6 years (see section 7).
9. Data security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data, including:
- Encryption of data in transit and at rest
- Regular security assessments and audits
- Access controls and authentication
- Staff training on data protection
- Incident response procedures
10. International data transfers
Your data is primarily processed within the UK. If we transfer data outside the UK, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as:
- Adequacy decisions
- Standard contractual clauses
- Your explicit consent
11. Data protection officer
We have not appointed a Data Protection Officer as we do not process personal data on a large scale as our core activity. However, we take data protection seriously and you can contact us with any concerns at hello@getworkwise.com.
12. Automated decision-making
We do not use automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal effects or similarly significantly affects you.
13. Children's privacy
Our service is not directed to individuals under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
14. Updates to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of material changes via email or through our service. The "Last updated" date at the top of this policy indicates when it was last revised.
15. The WorkWise mobile app
The WorkWise app for iPhone, iPad and Android gives you access to your WorkWise account on the go. It is developed and hosted for us by Beboc Limited. This section explains what the app collects, why, and who else is involved.
15.1 What the app collects
- Sign-in details: your email address and password, which are sent securely to our servers to check who you are. Your password is not stored on your device. If you choose Continue with Google, we receive your name, email address and profile photo from Google. We use them to match you to your existing WorkWise account, and we store a link to your Google profile photo to show as your picture in WorkWise.
- Your WorkWise information: the messages, contacts, appointments and tasks you view, create or change in the app, and any changes you make to your profile or your business's settings. These are stored on our servers as part of your account, just as they are when you use WorkWise on the web. When you search in the app, your search words are sent to our servers to find the results.
- Notification details: if you allow notifications, a push notification token, your device's name or model, and whether it runs iOS or Android, so we can alert you to new messages. On Android, Google's Firebase Cloud Messaging, which delivers the notifications, also creates a Firebase installation ID and messaging token for the app.
- Sign-in and security records: the date and time you sign in and other account activity, such as signing out or changing your security settings, with your IP address, the type of device, its operating system version and the app version. We keep these for security and so you can sign out of your other devices. If a sign-in fails, we record the email address that was tried.
- Update checks: when the app opens it checks for updates, sharing the app version, the device platform, details of the installed update (such as its release channel and identifiers) and a random installation identifier with Expo, our app update provider.
15.2 What stays on your device
- Face ID, Touch ID and fingerprint: unlocking the app this way is optional and handled entirely by your device. The app only receives a yes or no result. No biometric data is sent to us or stored by us.
- Staying signed in: the app keeps a sign-in token in your device's secure storage and a copy of your basic account details, such as your name, email address and role. Both are removed when you sign out.
15.3 Who else is involved
- Beboc Limited: develops the WorkWise platform and mobile app and hosts them on Amazon Web Services in the UK (London).
- Expo (650 Industries, Inc.): delivers push notifications and app updates. Push notifications include a short preview of the new message.
- Apple and Google: deliver notifications to iPhone, iPad and Android devices through Apple Push Notification service and Firebase Cloud Messaging.
- Google: provides Google sign-in, only if you choose to use it.
- Slack: when someone at a business sends a message to WorkWise, we may alert our team in Slack with the sender's name and email address, the business name and a short preview of the message.
Expo, Apple, Google and Slack may process this data outside the UK, including in the United States. We rely on the safeguards described in section 10.
15.4 What the app does not do
The app does not show advertising, does not track you across other companies' apps or websites, does not use third-party analytics, and does not sell your data.
15.5 Notifications, signing out and deleting your data
You can turn notifications off at any time in your device's settings. Signing out removes your details from the device and stops notifications to it. Your WorkWise account is set up by your business. To close it or ask us to delete your personal data, contact us at hello@getworkwise.com. Section 8.1, Deleting your account and data, explains what we delete and what we keep.
16. Contact us
For questions about this Privacy Policy or to exercise your rights, contact us at:
Phone
01204 232 011Post
Connect Studio NW Ltd
Nortex Business Centre
105 Chorley Old Road
Bolton, BL1 3AS
17. Complaints
If you're not satisfied with our response to your privacy concerns, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO):
Website: ico.org.uk
Phone: 0303 123 1113
Post: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF